Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,733, John Gillis, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Gillis, John
NUMBER
S. 10733
CONTENTS
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8748
New York
John Gillis
Saratoga in the State of New York was a Private in the Company commanded Captain Rumnith of the Reg't commanded Col Veddern - in the A. G. M. for 16 mo 21 ds.
Enscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 55 Dollars 65 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of April 1833 and sent to Brown & Thompson Ballston Spa arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $111.30 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 1 27.82
$139.12
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book C Vol. 4 Page 20

No. 10189 John Gillis
admitted. 16 mo 21 days Pirate
Sep 1 36 19 Le 5
Brown & Thompson Ballston Spa Pirates a Coy W.H.
P.M.

No. 10189
BRIEF in the case of  John Gillis of Milton  County of Saratoga  in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before a Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? Seventy Four years - 74  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     Volunteered in September or October 1777 about 21 private Gen. B. L. Gerckenbach, Capt. James Byrnside, Lieut. Heeger   Volunteered in summer of 1778 about 3 " Kirk Schoonmaker   Went out same year about the latter part of September about 2 " Col. McAlister's regt. Lieut. Henry   again called out as a volunteer late in the fall of same year 3 or 4 weeks " Shaw's company Capt. Hooyang's comp'y, joint Col. Bittner's regt of regular troops   October 1779 went out as a volunteer 4 or 5 weeks " Col. Brooman's regt   1780 was drafted about 10 months " Col. Brooman's regt. Capt. Stinger's comp'y   " Col. McAlister, Capt. Thos. Johnson   " Col. McAlister, Capt. Isaac Boyd  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
New Scotland, now Bethlehem N. York
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By traditional evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
No
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. G. Miller Examining Clerk.

10.180 John G. Ellis Pension Papers.
admitted
16 mo 21 days Printed
40 10 3.33 2.32 55.65

Amendment to the Declaration of John Gillis for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
State of New York } County of Saratoga } ss:
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid, John Gillis who being first sworn, deposes and saith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear posi- tively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades.
For not less than one month and a half I served as a private in Captain Burnside's company of Militia in the year 1777. This service is stated in my declara- tion to have been about three weeks, not commencing in the month of September or October. But on reflection I am quite certain that it commenced in August and continued till Burgoyne's surrender October 17. 1777.
For not less than six months I served as a private in the Militia at Schoharie but in what year I cannot positively state.
For not less than ten months I served as a pri- vate in Captain Isaac Bogart's company of Militia. This service is stated in my Declaration to have been in 1781 but I now think it was in 1779.
And for such service I claim a pension
Subscribed & sworn this 21 st day of January 1833 before me — A Goodrich Justice
his John the Gillis mark

State of New York Saratoga County 3 d I, Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga do certify that Alpheus Goodrich before whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature —
Witness my hand and seal of Office the twenty second day of January 1833 —
A. Goodrich Clerk

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
State of New York
County of Saratoga
ss: On this sixth day of September one thousand eight hundred thirty-two personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga now sitting John Hillis a resident of the town of Milton in the County of Saratoga & State of New York aged seventy four years the third day of July last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That in the year 1777 in the month of September or October he resided in the town of New Scotland (now Bethlehem) in the County of Albany & State of New York. That at this time he entered the service as a volunteer under Captain James Dunside & Lieutenant Hezekiah Schoonmaker. His Colonel was named Buckenbush but he was not out with the Regiment. He marched to Van Schaick's Island in the Hudson River north of Albany & joined the Continen- tal Army under the Command of General Gates, remained at Van Schaick's Island a few days, then marched with General Gates' Army to Stillwater where encamped near Bemis' Heights. He was engaged in throwing up redoubts, remained in the whole about three weeks & was then discharged. In the summer of 1778 he volunteered again, went first to Albany where they rendezvoused, marched from there through Schenectady to Schoharie Lieutenant Henry Shaeffer Commanded Captain Heagan was Captain of the Company but he was not out.

Colonel Vedder was Commander of the regiment but he was not out. He & his company joined Colonel Watts regiment of Regular troops at the Middle Fort Schoharie where he remained about three  over two months He was then dismissed being relieved by a reinforcement. Went He went out again the same year in the latter part of September as a volunteer the officers the same as before. Colonel Vrooman had the Command went to the upper Fort in Schoharie He did about two months was then relieved by the Militia returned home. He was again called out as a volunteer very late in the fall of the same year, there being under Capt. James Slingerland & Colonel Vrooman He went to the upper Fort Schoharie. He was out three or four weeks this time. In the month of October 1779 went out as a volunteer again. his captain were Thomas Skene, his Lieutenant name was Shaver. Colonel Volckert Vedder went to the lower Fort Schoharie. Schoharie had been burnt before his company got there by the British Tories & Indians under the command of Sir John Johnson. He followed the enemy, overtook a party of them between Schoharie & Stone Arabia. took four prisoners. two Americans and British soldier & a Frenchman, then returned to the Fort. Then turned out as a volunteer to discover Tories, returned to Albany with the prisoners was dismissed. was out four or five weeks this time. In 1781 he was drafted into the nine months service. Isaac Beekman was captain of his company Volckert Vedder Colonel He was stationed at  at Albany, remained about ten months. one month over his time, about two months of the time was detached with several  others to scout on the Kaaterskill Mountains about twenty miles from Albany where Tories resorted.

He has no documentary evidence of his services & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
To the interrogatories propounded by the court the applicant made the following answers.
1 He was born at sea on board a ship from Glasgow from Greenock Scotland a few days before she landed at Rurberc on the third day of July 1757.
2. He has no records of his age.
3. When he first entered the service he was at New Scotland (now Bethlehem) in the County of Albany & State of New York He continued to reside there thirty four years after the Revolution any war, then removed to Galway, Saratoga County N.Y. where he resided till six years ago last March when he removed to Milton in the same County where he has continued to reside ever since where he now resides.
4. He entered the service as a volunteer every time except the last when he was drafted for nine months.
5. Capt Boyd & Lieut. Bird who was afterwards massacred by the Indians were continental officers at the Middle fort Schoharie He cannot state the general circumstances of his service more fully
6. He never received any discharge from the service
7. Colonel Isaac Grev. Simon P. Vedder Rev. Charles M. Gable Reuben Cogswell Ebenezer Couch Esq.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Subscribed & sworn in open court This 1 th day of September 1832 Thomas Palmer Clerk
John his Gillis Mark

We Charles M. Gable a Clergyman residing in of the town of Milton in the County of Saratoga and Simon P. Vredner residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Gillis who has subscribed hereto to the above declaration that we believe him to be twenty four years of age, that he is reputed belie- ved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed hereto in open Court this 6 th day of September 1832.
Charles M. Gable Simon P. Vredner
Thomas Palmer Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrog- atories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, serving as he stated. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Charles M. Gable who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman Resident in the town of Milton in the County of Saratoga and that Simon P. Vredner who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Milton in the County aforesaid and is a credible person that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the mat- ter of the application of John Gillis for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands & seal this sixth day of September 1832. Thomas Palmer Clerk

Rev War
10.733
✓ INVALID.
File No. 14,733
John Gillis Brn Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 142
[Arrangement of 1870.]